Ghostbusters car heads to North East shopping centre

Katy Wheeler

The famous Ecto-1 car from the new Ghostbusters film will be parking up at the Metrocentre on Friday.

The Cadillac is heading to Gateshead

Ahead of the long-awaited remake hitting cinemas on Monday July 11, the Cadillac will be at the shopping centre's Odean cinema for one day only.

The original 1959 Cadillac ambulance has been upgraded to a 1980’s Cadillac Fleetwood Station Wagon for the new film, which stars Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, and Chris Hemsworth.

The car that will be parked in Gateshead is an identical copy of the one used during filming of the latest film.

Sue Peel, general manager at Odeon Metrocentre, said: “The long-awaited release of Ghostbusters promises to be one of this summer’s biggest hits. Parking the Ecto-1 at Odeon Metrocentre is the perfect way for us to share the excitement with fans ahead of the big release.”

She continued: “The Ecto-1 is such an iconic car and we can’t wait to welcome guests young and old to enjoy this legend of cinema.”

Visitors will be encouraged to share their snaps using #Ghostbusters and to pre-book their tickets with Odeon ahead of the film’s release.